Jungle Comics #15

(March 1941)

Terror of the Voodoo Cauldron (Table of Contents: 1)

Kaänga / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Red Bradey]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

Alex Blum

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle

Characters

a gang of crooks (introduction, villain, death of one); Kaänga; Ann Mason

Synopsis

Kaänga stops the looting of a native temple by white men.

Keywords

apes; bondage; cauldrons; jewelry; masks; stereotyping of African natives; witch doctors

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

first line: "In the midst of the primitive jungle Ann bedecks herself with fine jewels..."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Panther / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Taylor Martin]

Pencils

Arthur Peddy

Inks

Arthur Peddy

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the black heart of the jungel, primitive warfare rages once again.

Genre

jungle

Characters

a European army officer (introduction, villain, death); Red Panther

Synopsis

An officer of a European power sets out to conquer all the jungle with a tank. Red Panther defeats him with a single arrow.

Keywords

Bogoras (African tribe); hot springs; stereotyping of African natives; tanks

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jungle Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Stan Johnson]

Pencils

William M. Allison ?

Inks

William M. Allison ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The tiger will not attack man unprovoked...

Genre

non-fiction; jungle

Synopsis

A brief natural history of tigers, lions, and leopards.

Reprints

• in Jungle Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #122 (February 1950)
• in Seriemagasinet (Centerförlaget, 1948 series) #7/1950

Keywords

leopards; lions; tigers

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Robert Lewis]

Pencils

Don Rico ?

Inks

Don Rico ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the black ivory palace of Lomar a chief lies dying...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Akina (introduction, villain); Tabu; Kali

Synopsis

The new queen of Lomar must be shown that her magic is not as great as Tabu's.

Keywords

giant lizards; giants; Lomar (hidden city); stereotyping of African natives; the Stone of Hanniban; witch doctors

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Wambi, The Jungle Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Roy L. Smith]

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

One day Wambi observes a curious ceremony.

Genre

jungle

Characters

Buono (introduction); Moa (introduction); Taro (introduction, villain, death); Wambi; Ogg (ape); Lupa (wolf); Trix (cockatoo); Tawn (elephant); Tamu (warthog)

Synopsis

The kidnapping of the chief's daughter causes Buono's manhood initiation rite to go awry, and he and Wambi must rescue the girl.

Keywords

adulthood initiation ceremonies; dolls; kidnapping; stereotyping of African natives; whips; witch doctors

Bush Fire (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum? [as Bob Anthony]

Pencils

Art Saaf?

Inks

Art Saaf?

Letters

typeset

Genre

jungle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Camilla / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Ted Carter]

Pencils

Robert Webb

Inks

Robert Webb

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sir Champion, I've a strange feeling...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Sir Champion; Milor (introduction)(a wizard); Renardo (introduction, villain, death); Rudo (introduction, villain, death ?); Camilla

Synopsis

In a bid to force Camilla to marry him, Renardo arranges the destruction of her city, but she refuses him and slays him in a duel.

Keywords

stereotyping of African natives

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Roy Lance / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Courtney Thomason]

Pencils

Bob Jenney ?

Inks

Bob Jenney ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the bustling native mart at Mombasa...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Dana Lowe (introduction); two poachers (introduction, villain); Roy Lance; Rami; Ogu

Synopsis

Unscrupulous poachers follow museum hunter, Dana Lowe, with the intention of stealing her giraffe trophy, but Roy puts an end to their plans.

Keywords

automobiles; giraffes; Kenya; marketplaces; Mombasa; sedan chairs; skeletons; stereotyping of African natives

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fantomah / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg](signed)

Pencils

Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg](signed)

Inks

Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg](signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Her vigilant eye is attracted to a native named Org...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Org (introduction, villain, death); Fantomah

Synopsis

Would-be conqueror Org, using a jungle drum, hypnotizes a herd of giant spiders to do his bidding. Fantomah breaks his spell and feeds him to a giant spider before she reduces them all to normal spider size.

Reprints

• in I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) (June 2007)
• in Fletcher Hanks : œuvres complètes (Actes Sud, 2018 series) (mai 2018)

Keywords

giant spiders; hypnosis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Simba, King of the Beasts / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Johnson Melville]

Pencils

George Appel ?; Witmer Williams ?

Inks

George Appel ?; Witmer Williams ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

White men bring their movie cameras to the primitive land of the jungle...

Genre

animal; jungle

Characters

Simba

Synopsis

Overfed by a motion picture crew, Simba is slow in defending himself when he is attacked by a leopard and loses the confidence of the pride. Later, understanding his mistake, he prevents the rest of the pride from eating the movie crews' treats and defeats a water buffalo threatening the pride and is restored to position.

Keywords

leopards; motion picture cameras; water buffalo

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Terry Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Pierre La Rue]

Pencils

Bill Bossert (signed)

Inks

Bill Bossert (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Terry, at his desert outpost, has his hands full stamping out cannibalism among the natives...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Anderson the Arab; Jerry (introduction); Kismet; Vincent

Synopsis

Anderson is taken by a group of cannibals and must be rescued by Terry, Kismet, and Vincent.

Keywords

bondage; cannibalism; gorillas; sand wagon; stereotyping of African natives